The Glass Curtain restaurant is located in the Old Thompsons Bakery in Cork’s historic Victorian Quarter. Thompson’s was a culinary institution and part of Cork’s DNA since 1826. In fact, the iconic bakery was so popular that it produced a mile of its trademark swiss roll every day.

There was a rumour that back in the sixties, folk nicknamed the bakery “The Glass Curtain” due to its progressive style of glass walling architecture. Whether this is true or just simple hearsay - we loved it, naming the restaurant as a homage to this slice of historical trivia and keeping its legacy alive.

The iconic G letter was created with this name in mind; a play on the letter form where the desender on the G doubles as a both a curtain and a knife edge; simple yet iconic.